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How to Increase Your Focus Aug 27, 2025

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"Traction is always good; distraction is always bad." Wondering how you can maintain your focus in leadership, even during challenging times? In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing 5 things to put behind you and 5 things to put before you that will help you fix your energy on the things that matter most!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow sit down to talk about what John has shared and offer practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

Dwelling on what you can't do breeds frustration.
If you're persistent, you will get it. If you're consistent, you will keep it.

Don't count your losses; count your lessons.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the How to Increase Your Focus worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/IncreaseFocus and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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Live Life Rich Aug 22, 2025

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Living life rich is about so much more than the number at the bottom of your bank statement. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle discuss freedom – financial, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual – with speaker, coach, and financial expert Marissa Nehlsen! She's sharing her framework for flourishing that comes straight from her new book, Live Life Rich!

Key takeaways:

You are always enough and never too much.
When your vision is clear, decisions become easy.

The key to living life rich is being a good steward.

In lieu of our usual bonus resource, you're invited to download Marissa's Live Life Rich workbook, which helps you apply these principles and others from the book to your life and leadership. You can download it now at LiveLifeRichBook.com.

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Do You Have Destination Disease? Aug 20, 2025

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Are you suffering from a case of destination disease? Symptoms include a quiet complacency, a decreased drive, a sense of "having arrived." In today's episode, John Maxwell is sharing 4 keys to defeat destination disease and recover your desire for constant improvement.

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson unpack John's insights to help you apply them directly to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

The danger of getting good is that "good" is good enough to meet all of our needs.
The brutal fact about success is this: it makes you complacent.

Use your success as a steppingstone, not a pedestal.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Do You Have Destination Disease? Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Destination and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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How to Be a Relatable Leader Podcast Episode

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Leadership Rhythm: When to Push, Pull, or be Patient Aug 13, 2025

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Ever wondered what dancing and effective leadership have in common? It's all about rhythm. In this episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can know when to push your people, when to pull them, and when to be patient with them in the process.

After John's lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow talk about what John has shared, as well as give you practical advice for how you can apply it to your personal life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

When you push people, you make pioneers out of them.

It's easy to lose focus on long-term goals when you get caught up in putting out daily fires.

Continually build your ability to read what approach your team needs from you as their leader in the moment.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Leadership Rhythm: When to Push, Pull, or be Patient Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Rhythm and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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What You Focus on Expands (Part 1) Podcast Episode

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Strategies to Stop Complacency Aug 06, 2025

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When you're tempted to stop moving forward, there are a few key strategies that will keep you going — and John Maxwell is sharing those strategies in this episode!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Robinson sit down to discuss what John has talked about and help you practically apply it to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

Busyness without productivity is an early sign of complacency.

Go expose yourself to bigger, better, faster people.

A goal that does not stretch you is not a worthy goal.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Strategies to Stop Complacency Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/StopComplacency and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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What You Focus on Expands (Part 2) Podcast Episode

Experience Breakthrough Two-Part Series Podcast Episode

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From Drift to Drive Aug 01, 2025

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There are two kinds of people in the world: those who drift through life and those who take ownership of their journey. In this bonus episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast, Mark Cole and Jared Cagle are joined by Chris Robinson, who's sharing the story behind his brand-new book, and how it can help you move From Drift to Drive!

Key takeaways:

Get clarity on what you really want.
Be intentional about learning from those ahead of you.

Take action, even if you start small.

In lieu of our usual bonus resource, you're invited to take the From Drift to Drive assessment to gain specific tips to help you conquer complacency. You can take it now at Drift2DriveQuiz.com.

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Conquer complacency with Chris Robinson's new book, From Drift to Drive

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The Value of Going First Jul 30, 2025

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Leaders see more than others see and they see before others see — but often, that comes with taking action before being understood. Want to be a standout leader? John Maxwell shares how you can in this week's episode featuring 3 key values of going first!

After his lesson, Mark Cole reflects on what John has taught and gives you practical ways to apply it to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

You never know how far you can go until you go.

How do we win? By getting started.

The only way that you'll ever get out of the people pile is to be unique.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the The Value of Going First Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/GoingFirst and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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Success Strategy Questions Jul 23, 2025

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Activity does not equal productivity. Are your actions strategic enough to be effective? In this episode, John C. Maxwell is sharing 5 strategy questions to ask yourself if you want to lead successfully!

After his lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede sit down to discuss what John has shared and help you practically apply it to your personal life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

"Why" gives context to "what."

If you don't see the big picture for your people, who else will?

Get committed to seeking outside perspectives.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the Success Strategy Questions Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Strategy and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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All's Well That Begins Well Jul 16, 2025

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Plato said, "The beginning is the most important part of the work" -- and in today's episode, John Maxwell is sharing how you can set your people up for success at the start of any project!

After his lesson, Mark Cole sits down to talk about John's insights and give you practical advice on how you can apply them to your life and leadership.

Key takeaways:

Your job as a leader is to get your people on the right track.

With release comes responsibility.

We compliment the gifts of our people too much and their choices not enough.

Our BONUS resource for this episode is the All's Well that Begins Well Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John's teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/BeginsWell and clicking "Download the Bonus Resource."

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The Art of Leading Complicated People (Including Yourself) w/ Ryan Leak Podcast Episode

Become a World-Class Leader Podcast Episode

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